Molecular shuttles based on motor proteins: Active transport in synthetic environments

Reviews in Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 67-85

  Hess, Henry ^a   Vogel, Viola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Active transport; Molecular shuttles; Motor proteins; Synthetic environments

Indexed keywords

KINESIN; MOLECULAR MOTOR; MYOSIN;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; ENGINEERING; HUMAN; NANOTECHNOLOGY; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; ENGINEERING; HUMANS; KINESIN; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; MYOSINS; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0035718896     PISSN: 13890352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-0352(01)00029-0     Document Type: Article

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